small businesses

Getting a new small business off the ground can be challenging, and even more so in some smaller communities. But one local company is working to help people across Peoria and Tazewell Counties navigate the process.

The closure of small-town grocery stores across the Midwest leaves communities with a hole to fill. A family in rural Benson is building a way to help.

Jessica Stephenson opened her independent bookstore Lit on Fire in 2015. She had already spent a few years in the bookselling business, working at Peoria-area used bookstores.

An Illinois senate committee has endorsed raising the age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21. The Senate Public Health Committee voted 6-2 Tuesday to send…

Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation that re-establishes an economic-development tax incentive with greater transparency.The Republican signed the…

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner visited The Nest Coworking, a shared workspace for startups, in Peoria Tues., touting his pro-business agenda.Rauner…

The Peoria City/County Health Department is beginning the process of educating the community on Illinois’ Health Insurance Marketplace. The state program…